A caretaker from the Tres Cocos area of San Pedro made a gruesome discovery around nine-thirty this morning when he came across the body of a man lying in the lagoon. The corpse was completely nude and badly decomposed. Police say because of its condition, they have been unable to determine its identity and all […]
On Monday at the opening of a military seminar, Minister of Defence Vildo Marin spoke of the many threats facing Belize. These include trans-national organised crime involving illicit drugs, human smuggling, arms trafficking, and money laundering, not to mention challenges such as corruption, environmental degradation, terrorism, natural disasters, and pandemics like HIV/AIDS and Dengue. But […]
Bike thefts seem to be on the rise, but one Belize City man abandoned his bike in fear when a robber approached him wielding a machete. Carl Parham told police he was riding his beach cruiser on West Canal around seven-thirty Monday morning when Steven Arnold began chasing him with a machete, making chopping motions. […]
A Ladyville resident pleaded not guilty to burglary and handling stolen goods today in Magistrate’s Court. Stanley Hilton of Mitchell Estate was granted bail of five thousand dollars, but was remanded due to other unpaid court fines. He is accused of breaking into the home of his neighbour Alfred Hislop sometime between August twenty-seventh and […]
On September nineteenth, Denfield Anderson will be eight months old, but already this baby boy, who weighs only seven pounds and three ounces, has gone through more than his tiny body can endure. Little Denfield was born with a heart defect that has been affecting his breathing and health, and the child’s physicians have acknowledged […]
It’s that time of the year when Belizean artists release their latest works as part of the September celebrations to observe the Battle of St. George’s Caye and Independence Day. One such example is “The Story of Belize City”, an epic poem by John Alexander Walter. Watler says the production is based on his own […]
With the September celebrations in full swing, many of us are looking forward to attending musical concerts. One such performance, The Belize Sound Fest, is scheduled for Saturday night. But at least one of the organisers says September no longer belongs to local artists and for some reason the business community seems to prefer to […]
And while the veterans of the Belizean musical scene are fighting to defend their territory, some young up and coming Belizean performers are also presenting a unified front on Tenth night. Rock bands Echoes, Aquarius, and Zyro Dcplyn, and a number of special surprise performers will be putting on a “Unity Concert” at the Putt […]
A jewellery shop owner from San Ignacio is much richer tonight. Juanita Carmita Pinelo won Wednesday night’s Lotto jackpot of one hundred and two thousand, five hundred dollars by selecting the same numbers she has played for the past four years: 1-9-15-19 and 24. Why was she so sure these would be her lucky numbers? […]
The baby featured earlier in our newscast has to go abroad for open-heart surgery, but another child is undergoing a series of operations right here in Belize City to help him recover from an accident at his home. What caused his suffering is a common household item, something you may never have considered dangerous to […]
